hydrangea

[ hahy-dreyn-juh, -jee-uh, -dran- ]

/ haɪˈdreɪn dʒə, -dʒi ə, -ˈdræn- /

noun

any shrub belonging to the genus Hydrangea, of the saxifrage family, several species of which are cultivated for their large, showy flower clusters of white, pink, or blue.

Origin of hydrangea

<New Latin (Linnaeus) <Greek hydr-hydr-¹ + New Latin angea, feminine noun based on Greek angeîon vessel; so called from cup-shaped seed capsule

Words nearby hydrangea

hydra-headed, hydralazine, hydramine, hydramnios, hydranencephaly, hydrangea, hydrant, hydranth, hydrarch, hydrargillite, hydrargyria

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Example sentences from the Web for hydrangea

One had settled on the hydrangea plant that filled the hearth.
Beyond|John Galsworthy
Fire and its licking tongue was after me and I threw myself off the hot tin roof and landed among the hydrangea bushes below.
The Blue Wall|Richard Washburn Child
Hydrangea has diuretic properties and is said to have been much used by the Cherokees and early settlers in calculous complaints.
Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
Compound cyme of Hydrangea arborescens, with neutral enlarged flowers round the circumference.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

As yet this is an uncommon shrub, and allied to the Hydrangea.
Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs|A. D. Webster

British Dictionary definitions for hydrangea

hydrangea

/ (haɪˈdreɪndʒə) /

noun

any shrub or tree of the Asian and American genus Hydrangea, cultivated for their large clusters of white, pink, or blue flowers: family Hydrangeaceae

Word Origin for hydrangea

C18: from New Latin, from Greek hudōr water + angeion vessel: probably from the cup-shaped fruit

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单词	hydrangea
释义	hydrangea [ hahy-dreyn-juh, -jee-uh, -dran- ] / haɪˈdreɪn dʒə, -dʒi ə, -ˈdræn- / noun any shrub belonging to the genus Hydrangea, of the saxifrage family, several species of which are cultivated for their large, showy flower clusters of white, pink, or blue. Origin of hydrangea <New Latin (Linnaeus) <Greek hydr-hydr-¹ + New Latin angea, feminine noun based on Greek angeîon vessel; so called from cup-shaped seed capsule Words nearby hydrangea hydra-headed, hydralazine, hydramine, hydramnios, hydranencephaly, hydrangea, hydrant, hydranth, hydrarch, hydrargillite, hydrargyria Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hydrangea One had settled on the hydrangea plant that filled the hearth. Beyond\|John Galsworthy Fire and its licking tongue was after me and I threw myself off the hot tin roof and landed among the hydrangea bushes below. The Blue Wall\|Richard Washburn Child Hydrangea has diuretic properties and is said to have been much used by the Cherokees and early settlers in calculous complaints. Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants\|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding Compound cyme of Hydrangea arborescens, with neutral enlarged flowers round the circumference. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray As yet this is an uncommon shrub, and allied to the Hydrangea. Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs\|A. D. Webster British Dictionary definitions for hydrangea hydrangea / (haɪˈdreɪndʒə) / noun any shrub or tree of the Asian and American genus Hydrangea, cultivated for their large clusters of white, pink, or blue flowers: family Hydrangeaceae Word Origin for hydrangea C18: from New Latin, from Greek hudōr water + angeion vessel: probably from the cup-shaped fruit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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